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Shocker: nation adds only 88,000 jobs in March
Participation rate drops. Maybe economy not bouncing back as predicted
The U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs in March, according to the monthly Labor Department report issued this morning (April 5). That's down from an upwardly revised 268,000 in February. Economists had expected 190,000 in March. The 88,000 is the …
Ex-coach who bribed a USD player gets a year behind bars
Thaddeus Brown paid to influence games, then placed bets in Vegas
Former University of San Diego assistant basketball coach Thaddeus Brown was sentenced today (April 4) to a year in custody for conspiracy to commit sports bribery. He bribed co-defendant Brandon Johnson to influence the outcome of games during the 2009-2010 …
Strange South Bay Bedfellows
Supervisor Greg Cox endorses Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO for the San Diego-Imperial County Labor Council
On April 4 San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox endorsed Lorena Gonzalez for the 80th Assembly District Seat. The district includes Chula Vista, National City, San Ysidro, and Barrio Logan. Cox's endorsement, found on Gonzalez's Facebook page states, "I have …
Hunger strike: hotel worker protests intensify
Union to protest use of E-Verify program at former Hilton Mission Valley
The Hilton Mission Valley hotel — scene of several large protests by members of the Unite Here Local 30 labor union — now faces a new threat: a planned five-day hunger strike from noon Friday to noon Tuesday. This hotel …
Trial date set for Valley Center man accused in pit bull attack
Jose Ledesma pleads not guilty to four misdemeanors, failing to control dogs
A trial date was confirmed for later this month, for a Valley Center man accused of failing to control dogs which reportedly attacked joggers more than a year ago. The incident was called “a pit bull attack” in which “two …
Court hearing delayed for boy charged as adult in murder case
Sheriff said it was a gang confrontation in Vista park, last November
A hearing for a 16-year-old boy charged with murder was delayed this morning, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse. The boy is accused of being one in a group of ten to 15 persons who had a fatal confrontation …
MTS to give soda and snacks to Padres fans
Don't eat snacks on trolley or drink soda at stadium
The Metropolitan Transit System is adding a perk to attract trolley ridership on Opening Day for the Padres next Tuesday, April 9: free soda and snacks. Beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Qualcomm Stadium station, La Mesa’s Spring Street station, …
Vargas backs bill that would allow big bank bailouts
In short time in Congress, he has received $14,500 from 4 major banks
The 2010 Dodd-Frank bill requires banks to spin off their derivatives activity into non-bank subsidiaries that can't rush to the government for a bailout if their gambling backfires, according to MapLight, a watchdog group that follows the money that special …
City Attorney finds a way to bypass court ruling against Plaza de Panama Project
Project can be exempt if the application is amended. If approved, even mayoral veto may not be able to stop it.
Legal or not here the bypass bridge comes. In coming weeks it appears that San Diego's city councilmembers will revisit a controversial plan to remove traffic from the center of Balboa Park, now that the City Attorney's Office has found …
Authorities ask Baja citizens to be on look for alleged L.A. child rapist
Fugitive who allegedly kidnapped and raped 10 year old girl possibly fled to Mexico
Authorities across California and Baja California are looking for a suspect in the rape of a 10 year old Los Angeles girl. One suspect, 29 year old Daniel Martinez, has already been apprehended in connection with the crime that occurred …
Bill would require financial justification as part of nuclear re-licensing process
Nuclear watchdog group Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, which has distinguished itself for questioning the cost effectiveness rather than safety of nuclear power, is rallying support for Senate Bill 418 authored by state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara with San …
Prosecutor revealed details in alleged gang shooting of two children
Four persons, using multiple guns, shot children sitting on a couch in a park, DA said
Four persons could face life in prison without parole, now they are charged with the special circumstance of multiple-murders, in the shooting death of two children in a park in Oceanside, three weeks ago. Thirteen-year-old Melanie Virgen and Edgar Sanchez, …
SD home values not in bubble, says Cunningham
Home price rise consistent with economic gains, should continue rise
San Diego home prices, which rose 9.8% between January 2012 and January 2013, are probably not in a bubble, says economist Kelly Cunningham of the National University System Institute for Policy Research. To reach that conclusion, Cunningham compares the home …
Peregrine II? ServiceNow insiders, including Moores, dumping shares
Former Peregrine insiders Moores, Noell, Luddy jettisoning stock quickly
Richard Pearson of Seeking Alpha has an excellent story, dated April 1, on massive insider selling at San Diego's ServiceNow, an information tech company that went public last summer. "ServiceNow insiders have now sold over $400 million of stock, even …
U.S. audit hits San Diego non-profit housing operation for $5 million trust fund misuse
Bay Vista Methodist Heights used millions in restricted funds for "ineligible operating expenses," HUD review finds
A non-profit corporation founded in 1966 by the late Grandison Phelps, Jr., pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church for 37 years, has been called out by the inspector general's office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development …
Former City employee who was fired for falling asleep on the job is suing the City of San Diego
Sanchez Birdsong claims he was fired for having sleep apnea.
A former Assistant Water Distribution Operator for the City of San Diego has filed suit against the City for wrongful termination after his supervisors found him constantly nodding off on the job. But it wasn't boredom that caused Sanchez Birdsong …
Man accused of cooking wife did not make court appearance today
Neighbors had complained of bad smell coming from the Oceanside home
A man accused of cooking his wife in three pans simmering on the stovetop in their Oceanside home last November, was too sick to make his court appearance this morning, according to his attorney. “Mr. Hengl was admitted to the …
Man fatally shot Encinitas neighbor then threatened his girlfriend, DA says
Two workers who were hired by the shooter may be eye-witnesses
A man who fatally shot his neighbor, then threatened the victim’s girlfriend when she came out to investigate the noise, according to a prosecutor who spoke in court today. Investigators said that Michael Vilkin, 61, went to a vacant property …